He was born Oct. 5, 1915, in Hopkins County to William Walter and Maggie Adair Currin. He married Ruth Wooten on Sept. 19, 1943, in Greenville.

Bill was retired from the Greenville Fire Department with 30 years of service. He was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church and on the Advisory Board of Caprock Electric. He served in the 8th Cavalry and U.S. Air Force during World War II.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Ruth Wooten Currin; son, Mike and wife Linda of Alto, N.M.; grandchildren Deanna and Larry Johnson of Deer Park, Texas, Anne and Eric Drager of Minnesota and Steven Currin of Tucson, Ariz.; two great-grandchildren, Gary and Mitchell Davidson of Deer Park; a sister, Mildred Luttrell of Greenville, S.C.